One-piece folding display stand



Jan. 28, 1930.

` H. ZIEMMERMAN ONE-PIECE FOLDINGDISPLAY STAND Filed Feb. 21. 1927 llas Patented Jan. 28, 1930 l f UNITED STATES] PATENT OlFlcE-l- HENRY ZIEMMERMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .'AssIeNoIt 'ro CHICAGO cm BOARD COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS ONE-innen FOLDING .DISPLAY STAND This invention relates vto a card boarddisi play stand for illustrating, advertising,- or art display, which comprises a single display card ofNlarge dimensions adapted to be folded back and forth upon itself'in zig-zag fashion, to occupy a'minimum space when folded, and to be unfolded-or extended into a large single plane.

. The object of the invention is to provide 1 a single piece, folding easel stand for-supporting a card of large dimensions'and-secured-to thecard in such a manner that the easel'stand is-also foldable with the card itself; 4another object of the'inyention is to provide lateral st-ifl'eners at theedges of the card which may be folded transversely? to the face thereof to stiienthe edges of the display card,and to assist in .holding it` uniformly in a single'plane. Other objects of the invention will'appear hereinafter.

Figure l is a rear prospective of a display card and its supporting easel constructed inaccordance with the principles of this" invention; 'y Y, t

Figure 2 is an edge. view ofthe structure of'Figure l in partially folded position;

Figure 3 is an end View of the structure of Figure Vl in completely collapsed or ffolded I positionj and '50, Figures 4 and. 5 are side a modification.

In folding display cards for advertising and other purposes, itvhas long been the des1re to providea folding." construction, which, although of large dimensions when Vin its extended condition, may nevertheless be folded upon'itself a number of times so that whenv it is collapsed itA will occupy a minimumspace for paf:king,shipping, and storage. `This is accomplished in the present invention by making the display `card with alternate" fold lines so that it will fold upon itself in zigzag fashion without breaking the outer or display face of the card to an extent which is obpectiona'bly visible when the d isplay card is invits distendedposition. This is accomplished by scoring the card alternately on' theopposite sides, the scores inthe face of the card beingclosed when the card is extended.

and rear views of Likewise, a large display card has hereto.- fore been ob]ectionable because the supporting or easel stand was made-separate from or was variably attached tothe dispilaycard n proper. This resulted in much brea 'age and loss of the parts, the easel stand did not always fit and could not always beset up by the person to whom it was sent. Thepresent c construction overcomes all of these objections by rlgldlyattaching 4the easel stand to the display card, but by attaching it only to the v two-outermost folding sections of the card, or to the base section and each valternate section, the intermediate sections being loose or unconnected -with respect to the easel stand. I The easel ,standis provided with vfold vlines which do'not coincide with the fold lines of the card itself so that when the easel is bent into its upholding position and'locked f in place, there is notendency for the easel and thedisplay cardl to break at the same 1ines.-v When the card and the easel are folded, however', the foldlines are so disposed that the corresponding sections of the display carldy andthe easel 4stand are offset laterally l with respect toeach other, as shown more n clearly in Figures 2 'and 3. This permits the entire display stand to be folded compactly without danger-fof breaking either the disv play cardor easel stand' at the fold lines, even though they are folded and unfolded many times. By havingthe easel stand folds -offset fronrthe display card folds, there will be a' slight bent or give to the protruding ends of these parts which will not putthem under .severe disruptive strains, as will be evident fromFigu're.'` f 4 .Referring now-,more particularly to the drawings, a display card is shown havinr f severalfsectins, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 connecte nate4 fold linesfbeing on the opposite sides ofthe display sheet so that the sections will naturally fold uponthemselves in zig-za fashion; It is obvious that-a display car may beydivided into any desired number `of sections which will-collapse or fold7 upon themselvesin the same manner. These opposite ffold lines are preferably formed by scoring'the display card in opposite faces,'

but not cutting entirely through the material, so that when in extended position, the fold lines in the face will be substantially closed and the fold lines in the back will not be apparent from the front. Thus it is possible to apply a printed sheet to the face of the cardr and cut and fold the sheet in the same manner that the card itself is folded; or printing or other decoration may be'made directly on the face of the card itself.

At the sides of the display card are stiifen-' ers 10 formed by vertical fold cuts 11 in the face of the display card so that after the card is in distended position, these. stitfeners 10 may be folded rearwardly andfheld in place by the natural characteristics of the material itself Aor may be held in place b mechanical means such as a paster or stic er 12. The

y scorelines in the face and back of the display card extend across these stiifeners 10 just' as in the main portion of the board, but

they have no material effect when the stiffeners are turned rearwardly, as shown in Fig- ,ure 1.

, play sheet itself and between t-hese sections.

A folding easel stand 14 is composed of separate sections14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, corresponding to the scored sections of the disofthe easel stand are score lines 19, 20, 21 and 22, the opposite lfaces corresponding to the'score lines lof the display sheet. The score lines in the easel stand are offset relatively but parallel to the corresponding score lines of the display sheet and only the outermost sections 14 and of the easel stand are necessarily secured thereto, the intermediate secv tions being entirely free and unconnected `in its distended position.

with thecorresponding sections of the display card.

Preferably, however, each alternate section of the easelis connected to the corresponding alternate' section of the` display sheet, as clearly indicated in Figure 2` the easel section 16 being secured to the back of display sheet section 3.. With this construction it is unnecessary to provide the lateral stieners 10 more clearly shown in Figure 1. At some point intermediate the ends of the easel stand 'is a locking wing/23 and a corresponding lvocking notch 24 for holding the folding part of the easel stand locked in distended position; By bending .the folding part of the easel standat rightan-glesfto vthe attached parts, this folding partis readily malntained in a single plane by means -of the locking wing, and there is nytenden'cy of the folding'part to break er. buckle, veven though theintermediate sections 15', 16 and 17 are not attached to the display ncard,` the easel stand thus constitutes in effect an angular strengthening beam for holding the card y Likewise, thestrengtheners 10 when bent backwardly have position, and as seen more clearly in Figure' 2, the easel stand is offset with respect to the sections of the card so that the folds do not i directly coincide even when the entire display stand is in its most compact condition.

When the Idisplay card is divided into an even number of sections, as shown by Figures 4 and 5, the easel 25 is attached, as above explained, to each alternate section of the back of the display card, beginning with the bottomsection so that the uppermost section 27 of the display card is unconnected and unsupportedpand the corresponding uppermost section 28 of the easel bends rearwardly in the same direction when it is folded. When distended, however, the upper section 27 of the card, which bends backwardly in folding,

is pressed into the plane of the remainder of` the card and held in this position by the uppermost unconnected 'section 28 of the easel which is held in lace by locking wings 29 when they are un olded and held in place by a lock 30. In this modification, as above explained, the intermediate sections of the easel are not necessarily connected to the display card butI they are preferably so connected in order to hold the display card in a distended planeand if so connected, it is necessary to provide a marginal locking strip, as shown in igure 1, so that the display card may be cut into various shapes and figures, as shown for example by Figure 5, and still held in a common plane when distended without the necessity ofthe marginal locking means.

I claim:

1. A folding display stand comprising a display card with a plurality of score lines on' alternate sides forming sections to fold in zigzag fashion, and an attached folding easel stand with a corresponding number of similarly and concurrently folding sections for supporting the display' stand. .2. In a display device of the class described, a (display card having folding score lines disposed alternately on opposite sides t0 fold in a zigzag` fashion, and attached means` for su porting the card comprising an easel there ore having corresponding score lines disposed alternately on opposite sides andthe sections thereof folding concurrently with the sections of the card.

3. In a display of the class described, a card having a plurality of score lines on alternate ysides adapting it to fold oppositely upon itat its ends to the card and having score lines corresponding to those of the card adapting it to fold o ositel with and between the 6a the effect of angular strengthening beams, sections of hp y adapting it to fold upon itself in zig-'zag fashion, anda longitudinally folding easel stand secured thereto having scores on alter nate sides corres onding to those of the card currently with and between the sections of the card, and means to lock the longitudinally folding -portion of the easel standat right angles to the scores -so that the scores inthe easel stand will be of no effect Whenthe card is distended. N

5. In. a display stand ofthe class described,

'ia display member havinga plurality of sec- ,tions hinged to fold upon each other .in zig- Z'a t fashlon, and an easel stand comprising fo dable sections corresponding to those of the display member also foldable in a'zig-zag manner, `and alternate sections only ofv tneeasel stand` and the display member being permanently secured together. A

, 6. A display stand ofthe class described.

comprising a display memblerhaving fold lines adapting it to'collapse in zig-zag fashlon, and an easel 'with a foldable wing -also having transverse fold linesdividinglit into sections corresponding tothe sections of the'.` d1splay`member,` the odd sections of the easelbeing attached to the odd/sections of the display member and the intermediate sections of the easel andvmember having no attach- Cal ment with each other, the fold lines of the easel being offset with respect to the lfold lines of the display member. y'

7. In a display stand -of the class described, displaymember having fold lines adapting 1t to collapse in zig-zag fashion, and a folding-` easel therefor a1so. h aving 'fold lines adapting it t0 collapse in zigzag fashion corresponding to the .sections of .the display membenthe lalternate sections oilyof' the easel being connected to the alternate secytions of'themember, and the fold lines of the easel beingI offset with respect to the fold lines ofthe Vmember s o that the easel and the member will have projecting. offset folds at .opposite edges'. of the collapsed structure.

8. In a display standof the classdescribed, a display 'member having foldllines adapting it to collapse in zig-.zag fashion, and a folding easel therefor also `having fold lines `i adapting it-tocollapse in zig-'zag fashion corigrefsp'onding tothe sections l`of the display membenvthe alternate sections only of, the

i f easel-being connected to the'alternate-sections ofthe member, the uppermost sections^ of the easel and member being uncpn'nected if there 4'are an even' number of sections inthe member, whereby the uppermostfsecti'on .of the other sections by the corresponding section of the easel when distended.

9. AIn a. display stand of the class described,

.tendedi member will be pressed into the plane of the sections to fold in a zig-zag manner, and the corresponding odd numbered sections begin- .ning at thc'bottom being permanently connected together. v adapting it to old in-zig-zag fashion connected together, the uppermost free section' of the member being folded outwardly by they uppermost section of the easel, the easel hav- 'ilg a folding Wing Whichforms an' angular. .supportlng'sect-ion, one web of which fits closely-against the rear face of the uppermost display member section when it isunfolded. 11. In a display stand, a display member of? ai@ dass devso alternately scored on opposite sides to fold in I Y a zig-'zag manner and' forming a plurality of sections, an easel with a folding Wing and transverse lscore lines corresponding with those of the member, the odd sections of the easel beginning at the bottom being attached .to the corresponding sections of the member withthe edgesr'of the sections of 4thefeasel and the member overlapping so t at their fold lines are relatively-offset', the ase section of the display member being wider than lthe other sections to lcover and protect-the .folds of the easel when the display stand v-ls folded.

'12. In a display stand,ia display ,member alternately scored on opposite sides to fold in a zig-zag manner and forming a plurality of sections; an easel with a folding Wing and transverse score lines corresponding /With those of the member, the odd sections of the easel beginning at the .bottom being attached to the corresponding sections of the member,

Jthe uppermost sections of the easel and member being f if'ee When the member has an even number vof sections, and the folding Wing engaging the uppermost sectionof the` memb'er to press and ,hold it in the plane of the other sections when it is distended.

13. In a .display stand, a display member and an` easel stand voppositely scored to fold together ina` zig-zag manner, the. first. and last odd numbered sections, beginning at the base, being connected together, lthe upper most section of each being free when the display lstand has an even/ number of sections,I and the free easel section operating to press and hold the free section of the member in the plane 'of the otherv sections when it is dis- 14.A In a folding display stand of ,the-class' described,a display card having alternate scores in opposite -facesf'adaptingv it to fold 1n a zig-.zag manner, and lateral scores lnthe" same face to form stiifening edges when the card is unfolded, means to hold the stienin edges in reinforcing position, an attache foldable easel having alternate scores on opposite' faces corresponding and yparallel to' the alternate scores of the card and having a folding Wing, a locking device for the folding Wing, alternate sections only'of the ease] being attached to-the corresponding sections "of theeard, the sections of lthe easel folding concurrently with and between the cand sections, and the card being held upright and distended by the folding Wing of the easel and by said stiffening edges.

HENRY ZIEMMERMAN. 

